"An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves."
Laverne Cox
as Self - Actress
Bianca Leigh
as Self - Actress / Writer
Jen Richards
Alexandra Billings
as Self - Actress / Educator
Susan Stryker
as Self - Historian
Yance Ford
as Self - Filmmaker
Lilly Wachowski
Brian Michael Smith
as Self - Actor
Tiq Milan
as Self - Media Maker / Writer
Nick Adams
as Self - GLAAD Director of Trans Media & Representation
Zeke Smith
as Self - Writer
Rain Valdez
as Self - Actress / Producer
Elliot Fletcher
Marquise Vilson
Jazzmun
Leo Sheng
as Self - Actor / Activist
Trace Lysette
Alexandra Grey
as Self - Actress / Singer
Candis Cayne
Jamie Clayton
Michael D. Cohen
as Self - Actor / Writer / Acting Coach
Mickey R. Mahoney
as Self - Educator / Filmmaker
Ser Anzoategui
Zackary Drucker
as Self - Artist / Producer
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
as Self - Singer / Actress
Sandra Caldwell
Chaz Bono
Tre'vell Anderson
as Self - Journalist / Film Critic
Angelica Ross
as Self - Actress / Entrepreneur
Chase Strangio
as Self - Attorney at ACLU
Jessica Crockett
as Self
D'Lo
Ellie Desautels
David E. Harrison
Carmen Carrera
Jackie Curtis
as (archive footage)
Candy Darling
as Candy (archive footage)
Jaye Davidson
as Self / Dil (archive footage)
Divine
as Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
Jack Doroshow
as Self / Flawless Sabrina (archive footage)
Georges Du Fresne
as Ludovic Fabre (archive footage)
Paris Dupree
as Self (archive footage)
Leslie Feinberg
James Garner
as King Marchand (archive footage)
John Gavin
as Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Eric Gurry
as Alfie (archive footage)
Arsenio Hall
William Hurt
as Luis Molina (archive footage)
Caitlyn Jenner
T.C. Jones
as Nurse Betty Ames (archive footage)
Christine Jorgensen
Raúl Juliá
as Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
Crystal LaBeija
Junior LaBeija
Pepper LaBeija
Ethel Lloyd
as Jane (the maid) (archive footage)
John Lone
as Song Liling (archive footage)
Matthew McConaughey
as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
Janet McTeer
as Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
Tim Moore
as Bumpsie (archive footage)
Cathy Moriarty
as Montana Moorehead (archive footage)
Mandy Patinkin
as Avigdor (archive footage)
Esme Percy
as Handel Fane (archive footage)
Robert Preston
as Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
Stephen Rea
as Fergus (archive footage)
Veronica Redd
as Eddie Stokes / Edie Stokes (archive footage)
Eddie Redmayne
as Lili / Self (archive footage)
Sylvia Rivera
Joan Rivers
Mercedes Ruehl
Hailie Sahar
Chris Sarandon
as Leon / Self (archive footage)
Peter Scolari
as Henry Desmond / Hildegard Desmond (archive footage)
Daniel Sea
as Max Sweeney (archive footage)
Chloë Sevigny
as Lana Tisdel (archive footage)
Octavia St. Laurent
Barbra Streisand
as Yentl (archive footage)
Hilary Swank
as Brandon Teena / Self (archive footage)
Jeffrey Tambor
Mya Taylor
as Alexandra (archive footage)
Daniela Vega
as Self / Marina Vidal (archive footage)
Lesley Ann Warren
as Norma Cassady (archive footage)
Frances Arpaia
Researcher
Charlotte Cook
Executive Producer
Michael Sherman
Lynda Weinman
Matthew Perniciaro
Abigail Disney
Scott Grossman
Graphic Designer
Hunter Schafer
Thanks
Sam Feder
Director
Amy Scholder
Producer
Francesco Le Metre
Original Music Composer
Avram Finklestein
Production Design
Sofia Midon
Stacy Goldate
Editor
Tasha Petty
Production Coordinator
Lyle Kash
Production Assistant
Luke Cahill
Colorist
Jerry Kontogiorgis
Online Editor
Rian Balvin
Dialogue Editor
Melissa Pinuelas
Hairstylist
Mehrnaz Mohabati
Justin M. Green
Sound Effects Editor
Schuron Womack
Makeup Artist
Elliott Feliciano
Callum Panno
Daniel Rose
Peter R. Berg
Daniel Foerste
Petey Gibson
Austin Dale
Jaden Pan
Cetine Dale
Mikki del Monico
John Warrin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kalea Calloway
Morgan Page
Deja Smith
Haddy Sowe
ADR Mixer
Sound
Iacopo Pinna
Mark A. Vega
Legal Services
Josh Braun
Other
Carman Spoto
Camera Operator
Michelle Diaz
First Assistant Camera
Nancy Willen
Publicist
Paul Hilepo
Associate Producer
Alex Schmider
Nathan Salon
Sound Recordist
Johannes Kuzmich
Digital Imaging Technician
Francesco Donadello
Scoring Mixer
John Eddow
Accountant
Jewel Perez
Grip
Lex Ryan
Still Photographer
V. Chenoweth
Chief Lighting Technician
Eliza Licht
Lisa Remington
Co-Producer
Jennifer Denton
Key Grip
Brandy Tannahill
Dessie Coale
Ariel Pomerantz
Kayvan Abselet
Alexandra Menapace
Kendra Brandanini
Set Designer
Casey Minatrea
Katherine Coe
Archival Footage Research
Mathias Villeroy
Texas Isaiah
Genevieve Evans
Christopher Pentecost
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Ava Benjamin Shorr
Director of Photography
Lane Stroud
First Assistant Director
Kathryn Korniloff
Jessica Lacy
Adam Bennati
Music Coordinator
Anthony Deng
Assistant Editor
Howard Paar
Music Supervisor
Creative Consultant